Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Stanford grads earn $32.5K more ten years out than Vanderbilt's ($124,080 vs. $91,565)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Stanford's yield is 19 pts higher than Vanderbilt's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Stanford has 18 pts more first-gen students than Vanderbilt (30% vs. 12%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Stanford admits 3.6% vs. 5.4% at Vanderbilt

   Acceptance rate
5. 5

   Vanderbilt's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Stanford

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Vanderbilt costs about $3.1K less per year on average than Stanford ($46,508 vs. $49,604, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.